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Cadet Coeps. Last session a vote of ,£4OO was passed for the purchase of 2,000 model (or dummy) rifles for use in public schools. These were obtained, and were offered (see Appendix, p. 110) on simple conditions to Education Boards for supply to those schools where cadet companies should be formed. The issue of the models so far has been as follows: Wellington, 613; Nelson, 182; Westland, 80 ; Grey, 60; Taranaki, 40; North Canterbury, 36. The Industrial Schools at Burnham and Caversham have each received 50. The use of these model rifles seems to give greater interest to the drill, paving the way for the general instruction of the youth of the colony in the elementary principles of national defence. To carry out the ideas more fully it will be necessary to provide trained instructors so that the teachers of the schools may be able to drill their pupils in an efficient manner. In order to place all matters connected with cadet corps on a proper and uniform footing it has been decided that all such matters, including the management of cadet corps in the secondary schools, shall be under the control of the Education Department. Finances of Education Boabds. Table N is an abstract of the accounts of the receipts and expenditure of the Boards of Education for the year 1899. These are given in full on pages 4-5 of the Appendix, which also contains (pp. 63-98) the annual reports of the several Boards. TABLE N.—Abstract of Beceipts and Expenditure of Boards. Dr. £ a. d. Or. . £ s. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1899 .. 25,047 19 11 By Boards'administration .. .. 14,434 8 5 Government grants— Inspection and examination .. 13,720 6 9 Maintenance .. .. .. 386,121 611 Teachers'salaries and allowances, and Buildings .. .. .. 49,118 4 6 training .. .. .. 365,379 16 11 Technical .. .. .. 812 15 2 Incidental expenses of schools .. 34,705 1 9 Beseives revenues .. .. 40,803 16 7 Scholarships .. .. .. 8,424 4 2 Local receipts— Manual and technical instruction .. 9,212 7 4 Pees, donations, &c. .. .. 5,001 611 Interest .. .. .. .. 170 18 10 Rents, sales, &c. .. .. 1,384 12 10 Buildings, sites, plans, &c. .. .. 56,749 5 4 Interest .. .. .. 108 13 7 Befunds and sundries .. .. 489 1 2 Refunds, deposits, &c. .. .. 207 8 1 Balances.. .. .. .. 5,320 13 10 £508,606 4 6 £508,606 4 6 Most of the building vote for the year was not distributed until January, 1900. The amounts payable thereunder to the several Boards are, however, included in the assets of the Boards shown in Table O.

TABLE O.— Money Assets (and Deficits), December, 1899.

Education Districts. Cash. Due from Deficit on Account of Totals. Government. Other Sources. Buildings. Other Purposes. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough .. Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland £ a. d. 253 2 6 1,429 8 5 2,433 13 11 2,958' 7 7 l,825'l9 6 £ a. d. 2,700 0 0 1,650 0 0 1,025 0 0 5,050 0 0 3,225 0 0 900 0 0 2,149 13 5 775 0 0 750 0 0 6,000 0 0 1,800 0 0 3,356 0 5 3,400 0 0 £ a. d. 20 12 8 33 17 0 2l"6 8 £ s. d. 1,14818 4 £ B. d. 1,033 1 11 393' 1 8 2,772 10 11 li' 9 4 £ s. d. 4,006 17 1 3,113 5 5 3,851 15 7 8,971 9 3 6,183 7 7 932 16 0 3,975 12 11 794 8 6 992 2 2 12,375 15 2 3,693 15 5 7,185 19 1 6,044 7 0 3,78110 6 1,717 15 5 12 0 0 19 17 6 472 9 6 7 8 6 222 4 8 2,121 15 2 176 0 0 3,033 3 11 62 "l 0 57 6 6 734 13 9 2,587' 0 6 Totals 16,986 18 4 32,780 13 10 699 10 10 1,883 12 1 9,770 16 1 62,121 11 2